Abdusattorov misses a chance

by Karsten Müller
12/19/2023 – Rook endings are difficult. The diagram shows a position from a game Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Magnus Carlsen played at the Aimchess Rapid Online tournament. It is White to move and win. In the game Abdusattorov failed to find the winning move - can you do better?
Let endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller show and explain the finesses of the world champions. Although they had different styles each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well, so take the opportunity to enjoy and learn from some of the best endgames in the history of chess.
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 cxd4 6.0-0 Bc5 7.Nxd4 0-0 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nb3 Bb6 10.Bd2 Nc6 11.Na3 e5 12.Rc1 Be6 13.Nc5 Bxc5 14.Rxc5 Nb6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Rxe5 Bxa2 17.Bc3 Qxd1 18.Rxd1 Rfe8 19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.f3 Nd5 21.Kf2 Nxc3 22.bxc3 a5 23.Rd6 Rc8 24.Nc2 Kf8 25.Rd7 a4 26.Ra7 c5 27.Ne1 Bb3 28.Nd3 h5 29.Ra5 Ke7 30.Nb2 Rd8 31.Nxa4 Rd2 32.Nxc5 Bc4 33.Ke3 Rc2 34.Nd3 g6 35.Kd4 Bxd3 36.Kxd3 Rc1 37.Ra2 Rh1 38.e4 Kd6 39.Rd2 g5 40.Kd4 Ke6 41.c4 Rf1 42.Ke3 Rc1 43.Rd5 f6 44.c5 Rc3+ 45.Kd2 Rc4 46.h4 g4 47.Rxh5 gxf3 48.Ke3 f2 49.Rf5 Rxc5 50.Rxf2 Rc1 51.Rh2 Kf7 52.Kf4 Rf1+ 53.Kg4 Re1 54.Kf3 Ra1 55.h5 Kg7 56.g4 Kh6 57.Rd2 Rf1+ 58.Rf2 Ra1 59.Kf4 Ra5 60.Rd2 Ra1 61.Kf5 Rf1+ 62.Ke6 Rf4 63.Re2 Kg5 64.Kf7 Rxg4 Abdusattorov misses a chance Rook endings are difficult. The diagram shows a position from a game Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Magnus Carlsen played at the Aimchess Rapid Online tournament. It is White to move and win. In the game Abdusattorov failed to find the winning move - can you do better?
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Abdusattorov,N2725Carlsen,M2835½–½2023E01Aimchess-Rapid-Div-I 20233.3

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